Both Russian skaters shattered the previous short program mark

GANGNEUNG, South Korea—Alina Zagitova, competing as an Olympic Athlete from Russia, smashed a record score set barely 20 minutes earlier by her compatriot Evgenia Medvedeva to lead after the women’s short program.

Canada’s Kaetlyn Osmond, considered by some to have been underscored here, is in third place with an edge in a tight contest for bronze over Japan’s Satoko Miyahara and Kaori Sakamoto.